Psalms 119:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֭ף לֹֽא־פָעֲל֣וּ עַוְלָ֑ה בִּדְרָכָ֥יו הָלָֽכוּ׃

Transliteration

ʾap̄ not-pāʿălû ʿawlâ in-dəraḵāyw hālāḵû

Grammar Details

*ʾap̄*: conjunction/particle - also/moreover/indeed
not-*pāʿălû*: negative particle + Qal perfect 3rd person plural - they have not done
*ʿawlâ*: feminine singular noun - iniquity/injustice
in-*dəraḵāyw*: preposition *bə* + masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his ways
*hālāḵû*: Qal perfect 3rd person plural - they walked/have walked

Word Meanings

*ʾap̄*: also/moreover/indeed/even
*pāʿălû*: done/committed/worked/made
*ʿawlâ*: iniquity/injustice/unrighteousness/wrongdoing
*dəraḵāyw*: ways/paths/journeys/directions
*hālāḵû*: walked/proceeded/lived/conducted themselves

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 John 3:9 : 9 Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no {G4160} sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot {G3756} sin, because he is begotten of God.
1 John 5:18 : 18 We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

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